The top ten must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 The US is seeing another spike in coronavirus cases
A number of states including Florida, California, and Texas had record numbers in the past several days. ( Reuters)
+ The US seems to have given up fighting the virus. (The Atlantic)
+ Why you shouldn’t call it a “second wave.” ( Medium)
+ Contact tracing is the only way to cope with the pandemic until we have a vaccine. ( WP $)
+ Apps mostly haven’t come to the rescue. ( NBC)
+ What the US can learn from the Ebola outbreak. ( New Yorker $)
2 Beijing has had to lock down again after finding 79 new covid-19 cases
The outbreak has been linked to a wholesale food market. ( CNN)
3 Most people with coronavirus don’t seem to spread it
Just 10-20% of those infected—so-called “superspreaders”—may be behind 80% of transmissions. ( Ars Technica)
+ The “K” value may prove more important than the “R” rate. ( Wired UK)
4 The UK is lifting lockdown too quickly says, the WHO
Stores are reopening before there’s a workable contact tracing system in place. ( The Guardian)
+ Lots of European countries are reopening to visitors today (not American ones, though.) ( NYT $)
5 Spies can listen in by looking at a light bulb’s vibrations 💡
Insane. And it isn’t even that expensive to set up. ( Wired $)
6 Big Tech is getting even bigger 💸
Awash with cash, they’re snapping up startups and aggressively expanding into new domains. ( NYT $)
+ Tech companies say they value diversity. Their actions suggest otherwise. ( CNBC)
7 Latin American researchers are joining the race for a covid-19 vaccine 💉
They fear breakthroughs from abroad will be too slow, restrictive or expensive to benefit their region. ( Nature)
+ Even the most promising vaccine candidates will only cover a fraction of the world’s population next year. ( Axios)
+ There’s no shortage of volunteers for them. ( NYT $)
8 How not to do activism on Twitter
If you have nothing useful to add, say nothing. ( OneZero $)
+ It is rarely worth engaging with racists online. ( BBC)
+ Influencers are walking a tightrope. ( WP $)
9 Why a small town in Washington has started printing its own currency
In Tenino’s case, money quite literally does grow on trees. ( The Hustle)
10 “Yoga with Adriene” is the sort of relaxing YouTube content we all need 🧘
For me, it’s qigong videos. ( The Atlantic)
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